NORTHWESTERN GREAT RILEY DIES

John H. "Jack" Riley, an Olympic silver medalist in wrestling in 1932 and an All-American in football and wrestling at Northwestern University, died Monday. He was 83.

Mr. Riley coached the wrestling team at his alma mater from 1948 to '57. He owned a North Side lighting company and was a resident of Kenilworth.

In his three seasons at Northwestern, the Wildcats enjoyed their greatest football success with a 20-5-1 record. Mr. Riley, along with Dallas Marvil, were All-American tackles on the 1931 team that went 7-1-1 and tied for the Big 10 title.

Mr. Riley played in the first East-West Shrine Game in 1933 and played for the Boston Redskins in the National Football League.

"He was a terrific football play-er and a real personable man," said Bob Voigts, an All-American tackle at Northwestern in 1938 and the Wildcats' football coach when Mr. Riley coached wrestling. "He'd come in my office and we'd talk football together. I enjoyed being with him."

Mr. Riley won the NCAA heavyweight wrestling titles in 1931-32 and was second in the heavyweight division in the '32 Olympics in Los Angeles.

He was a past president of the "N" Club for Northwestern letter winners. He was inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

Mr. Riley is survived by his widow Clarice, sons John and Clark, daughter Maria, brother Frank and nine grandchildren. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Jeanne Vail Chapel at 1870 N. Sheridan on Northwestern's campus.